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Beef #8609963
Yesterday at 04:22 PM
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jarentz Offline OP
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Just picked up my half $1833.00 cut wrapped and froze for 390 lbs.
Thats at $4.70 per lb.
If it keeps up,i'm going to have to eat chicken!


jarentz
Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8609969
Yesterday at 04:35 PM
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What kinda cuts you get outta that?

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8609972
Yesterday at 04:47 PM
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That is pretty close to what some are charging for chicken. Best deal now could be pork.

We purchase bulk chicken about twice per year. Have to get 40lbs of the same cut. Freezes well.

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8609974
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Hamburg,Delmonico,t bone,roast,cube steaks,porterhouse,we tell them what we want,and that there is
only 2 of us. They put the hamburg in 1 lb packs,and 2 steaks in each pack and so forth. Small roasts, it works
out great for us. We been using the same people for 15 years. We also split it with our son!
It is in my opinion the way to buy beef!


jarentz
Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8609994
Yesterday at 05:37 PM
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Neighbor sold his last steers to JBS for $4.02 hanging. You got a good deal


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Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610001
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Buddy had 50 new born calves said bringing 2,grand each I said I’d sell 3/4 of them

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610009
Yesterday at 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jarentz
Just picked up my half $1833.00 cut wrapped and froze for 390 lbs.
Thats at $4.70 per lb.!


Seems cheap to me: Our freezer has elk, bear and snow geese And I did the cutting and wrapping,,,,
shocked laugh blush


Even the 15 or so years we raised beef we kept a 1/2 he got butched small, knocked me to the ground and started bulling me, and 2 other quarters,,, and we swapped the best steak for cutting and wrapping


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Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610037
Yesterday at 07:08 PM
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Got one at the locker now. Getting a 1/4. Live weight was 1600 pounds. The quarter cost me $500 and locker bill will be around $250. I am getting steaks, roasts, hamburger, heart and liver.

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610045
Yesterday at 07:24 PM
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2017-394 lb @3.00 per lb= 1182.00
2018-396 lb @3.00 per lb=1188.00
2019-398 lb @ 3.05 per lb=1213.90
2021-406 lb @ 3.15 per lb= 1278.90
2022-383 lb @ 3.35 per lb=1283.05
2023-395 lb @ 3.60 per lb=1422.00
2024-436 lb @ 3.80 per lb=1656.80
2025-432 lb @ 4.10 per lb=1771.20
2026-390 lb @ 4.70 per lb= 1833.00
These friends do a great service for us!
I kept the receipts,just because


jarentz
Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610060
Yesterday at 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jarentz
2017-394 lb @3.00 per lb= 1182.00
2018-396 lb @3.00 per lb=1188.00
2019-398 lb @ 3.05 per lb=1213.90
2021-406 lb @ 3.15 per lb= 1278.90
2022-383 lb @ 3.35 per lb=1283.05
2023-395 lb @ 3.60 per lb=1422.00
2024-436 lb @ 3.80 per lb=1656.80
2025-432 lb @ 4.10 per lb=1771.20
2026-390 lb @ 4.70 per lb= 1833.00
These friends do a great service for us!
I kept the receipts,just because



Good deal.

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610069
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I have a whole cow scheduled gor thr locker on May 12th. Im paying the farmer 2.25 a lb and then pay the butcher. Last year I paid him 1.80 per lb.

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610071
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Originally Posted by jarentz
Just picked up my half $1833.00 cut wrapped and froze for 390 lbs.
Thats at $4.70 per lb.
If it keeps up,i'm going to have to eat chicken!


It it makes you feel better have them leave more bones in the meat and you will get a cheaper price per lb.;) just wont digest as well.

Re: Beef [Re: bankrunner] #8610072
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Originally Posted by bankrunner
Got one at the locker now. Getting a 1/4. Live weight was 1600 pounds. The quarter cost me $500 and locker bill will be around $250. I am getting steaks, roasts, hamburger, heart and liver.


250 a quarter is a good price on processing.

Re: Beef [Re: jarentz] #8610078
Yesterday at 08:24 PM
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It’s good to see beef prices almost keep up with wages for once


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